With a playoff game on the line, the Virginia Academy Patriots rose to the challenge on Friday. They managed a 59-55 win over the Ambassadors. The win was nothing new for Virginia Academy as they're now sitting on three straight.
Norfolk Christian lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Justice Brown-jones, who scored 21 points along with eight rebounds. Abuna Ruop was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on ten points and 14 rebounds.
Virginia Academy has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-9 record this season. As for Norfolk Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 23-9.
Virginia Academy won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Steward at 4:00 p.m. on March 2nd. Steward is coming into the contest with seven straight victories at home, so Virginia Academy will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. Norfolk Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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